- The 79th WHO Regional Committee Session was held from 7–10 September 2026 in Dili, Timor-Leste.
- The meeting adopted the Dili Declaration on Human Resources for Health: Equity in Specialized Care.
- Key areas included medical devices, health-facility resilience, patient and blood safety, tuberculosis and viral hepatitis.
- WHO also recognised India’s sustained elimination of Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNTE) and its progress in screening and treating hypertension and diabetes.
